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Belarus jails Nobel winner Bialiatski for 10 years

For "activities that grossly violate public order"

Redazione Ansa

(ANSA-AFP) - MOSCOW, MAR 3 - A court in Belarus on Friday sentenced Nobel Prize winner Ales Bialiatski to 10 years in prison, in a case his supporters see as punishment for his human rights work. The Viasna rights group founded by Bialiatski said in a statement that the 60-year-old had been convicted of smuggling and financing "activities that grossly violate public order". (ANSA-AFP).

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